BETHANY, W.Va. -- The Grove City College women's
basketball team fell to 5-7 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference Saturday
afternoon by falling at Bethany, 52-50, at Hummel Field House.

Grove City led 26-19 at halftime and opened up the lead
to 30-19 early in the second half. Bethany rallied to take a 40-39 lead with
7:40 left.

Bethany held a 50-48 lead with less than a minute
remaining but Grove City sophomore guard Kelsey Shirey (Macedonia,
Ohio/Nordonia) tied the game with a layup. Bethany's Mikyla Tipton countered on
the Bison's next possession by scoring in the paint with 23 seconds left.

Grove City could not convert on its next possession.
Tipton missed the front end of a bonus free throw situation but Shirey's
off-balance three-pointer at the buzzer missed the mark.

The Wolverines shot 8 for 33 (24 percent) from the field
in the second half while Bethany shot 54 percent (15 of 28) over the final 20
minutes. For the game, Grove City went 18 for 63 (29 percent) and Bethany
finished 23 of 54 (43 percent).

Senior guard Leah Gibson (North Canton, Ohio/Hoover) led
Grove City (6-10 overall) with 16 points and Shirey finished with nine. Shirey
also led Grove City with eight rebounds.